"Ifyou greetonlyyour brothers,whatmoreare you doing[than others]? Do not eventhe Gentilesdothe same?
"As you enterthe house,give it your greeting.
"For I sayto you that unlessyour righteousnesssurpasses[that] of the scribesand Pharisees,you will not enterthe kingdomof heaven.
"For ifyou lovethosewho loveyou, whatrewarddoyou have?Do not eventhe tax collectorsdothe same?
"Thereforeyou are to be perfect,as your heavenlyFatheris perfect.
"Ifyou lovethosewho loveyou, whatcreditis [that] to you? For evensinnerslovethosewho lovethem.
Luke,the belovedphysician,sends you his greetings,and [also] Demas.
Greetthe brethrenwho are in Laodiceaand also Nymphaand the churchthat is in her house.
For whatcreditis there if,when you sinand are harshly treated,you endureit with patience?But ifwhen you do what is rightand suffer[for it] you patiently endureit, this[finds] favorwith God.
